Happy Halloween! Wahhhhhhh

Sadly enough Halloween is over, I love Halloween and so do the kids. The first day of October I made orange pumpkin pancakes to kick off the festivities. But, Halloween started way back last Spring, when the kids helped plant pumpkins in Grandpa Miner's Garden. They had a blast picking their pumpkins out of there very own patch. Christian of course wanted the biggest one and lucky for me Mallory was nice enough to gut all three of the kids pumpkins for carving. The Monday before Halloween we headed down to Granddad and Grandma GG's house for a little FHE Pumpkin Carving. The pumpkins looked awesome, thanks mom and dad(the kids were sad to throw them away) Christian had a Halloween Program and Trunk or Treat at school which was a lot of fun. I started preparing early for my annual Halloween Party. The kids and I had a blast picking recipes and decorating for the party. We enjoyed a yummy soup bar with lots of fixen' and a dessert table with lots of treats, costume contest and charades. The party went into the wee hours, and we all had a blast. Thanks everyone for coming, it makes all the hard work worth it. Halloween Day was lots of fun, started with a Birthday Breakfast for Mom Grover at Mimi's Cafe (Happy Birthday Mom We love you) Sadly Joe had to miss going to the U game but got to watch some of it. We had dinner, trick or treating, and relaxed/visited with family and friends. The kids had so much fun trick or treating, Mercedes kept singing 'Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me treat' I just love the holidays with kids they are such a blast. Happy Halloween!!!!

Lake Powell - Mercato Trip

We had a great time with the Mercato Team in Lake Powell. We did a little surfing off the back of the boat, fishing, lots of games, and of course lots of yummy food. It was nice to relax and catch up on some zzzz's. The kids stayed with Nana and Papa Grover for a few days. They did really well and had lots of fun. However, after we got home Christian ran out the door in a panic, hugged me and wouldn't let me go. After a few minutes he pulled back and said "This...this won't happen again." Needless to say he is a mama's boy. Mercedes didn't seem fazed at all and Lincoln kind of looked at me odd like where have you been? It was fun to get away and spend sometime with Joey and the Mercato team they are a blast. Can't wait for the next trip!!!

East Canyon - General Conference Weekend

It has been a family tradition for years to go to East Canyon for General Conference Weekend. I look forward to it every year, we listen to Conference in the fifth wheel. It's great to be in the mountains away from everything while listening to the prophet and apostles of this great gospel. In between sessions we hike, fish, swim, and play games. On Saturday evening the boys head to the Priesthood Session and the girls head to the Outlets for a little shopping. We meet back at the trailer to have dessert and talk about conference before heading to bed. Thanks Mom and Dad for giving us the opportunity to strengthen our testimonies by listening to the Lord's Servants. We are so grateful for your example and the many Conference Weekend memories we have made. We love you!

SOD PARTY - YAH!!!!!

The sod party was a blast and everything went really fast with all of the great help we had. These pictures are 3 months old ahhh(I can't believe I am so behind on my blog) Anyhow, on August 1st (my birthday and my baby sisters, we share) we finally got the sod put it after weeks of sprinkler work(Thanks Joe and Dad you are the best) We love our grass and it has made such a difference, the kids can't wait to get a playground and a trampoline. Thanks to our wonderful families that helped us so very much, we couldn't have done it without you. We have planted some tree/shrubs and look forward to a little garden in the back next year. Thanks again everyone!!! We love you all